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00:00David Spade Speaks Out After What Was Said During Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
00:04Comedian David Spade is speaking out after attending a tree lighting ceremony where organizers avoided using the word Christmas,
00:11a choice he described as unnecessarily cautious and confusing.
00:15Spade discussed the experience on his podcast, Fly on the Wall, which he co-hosts with fellow Saturday Night Live alum Dana Carvey.
00:22According to Spade, the mall hosting the ceremony, located in Michigan, though he did not name it,
00:27referred to the event simply as a tree lighting, avoiding any mention of Christmas throughout the program.
00:33He joked that without acknowledging the holiday, the event felt vague and overly sanitized, adding,
00:39So it's just a tree? A December to remember? Is it a Lexus dealership?
00:44Spade and Carvey both noted that many non-Christian friends are not bothered by the term Christmas,
00:50and they questioned why some public venues have become hesitant to use it.
00:53Spade criticized what he saw as an unnecessary attempt to avoid offending people,
00:59arguing that the majority of attendees would not have objected to the holiday being referenced directly.
01:04During the discussion, Spade mentioned that he considers himself more spiritual than religious,
01:09but still found the avoidance unusual.
01:12He suggested that the effort to remove the word Christmas from a December event contributed to a sense of cultural overcorrection.
01:17The comedian also briefly compared the debate in the U.S. to the far more serious challenges faced by Christians
01:25in countries with religious persecution, noting that disputes over holiday wording pale in comparison.
01:31Overall, Spade's comments centered on the growing trend of generic holiday phrasing replacing traditional language.
01:37His remarks added to the broader cultural conversation about how public institutions navigate holiday traditions,
01:43inclusivity, and long-standing customs.
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